Hey Chris, :) Does anyone know of any work done on reverse engineering the FLA > format? Whenever I Google this topic, all I find are SWF decompilers. >
same here.. although i wasn't pursuing it so seriously till now since i am not actually a software guy.. :) but i was following this list since quite some time for this topic to come up.. I've been poking around the format, and I already know it's a basic > Microsoft OLE package, with separate files for project properties, > the stage, and each shape. The properties file is mostly plaintext, > with some binary used to denote the length of the property > names/values. The stage and object files look like they'll be harder > to crack since they're almost entirely binary. However, by comparing > files after toggling values in Adobe's IDE, I've found where > properties like an object's fill color are stored. > cool ! :) There's a lot more work to do, so if there's no prior work done in > this area, would anyone like to collaborate with me in reverse > engineering this format? I've encapsulated what I know so far in a > Python script, which I'll release as open source when complete. COOL again.. I am in, if you can bear with me for a short while.. only till i catch up with ya.. :) Please do mail me off the list for this if you are not in a hurry.. :) Saying that because I'll have to learn quite a few things before I can catch up with you. Nevertheless, would love to hear from you in this regard. I've waited too long following this list for this matter to come up; only that i didn't have enough knowledge to take the initiative myself.. I've also heard rumors on blogs that Adobe might be replacing FLA with > an XML equivalent. Does anyone think there's any truth to this? As > much as I'd like to see it happen, I'm not holding my breath. > A simple import/export support for a XML based standardised open format would, i guess, set a lot of things straight.. Although i have no idea about those 'rumors' but i would love to see that happen.. lets hope for the best.. -- "Best things in the world are free; FREEDOM is priceless!" kamaleshwar morjal (कमलेश्वर मोरजाल)
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